leath-

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From leath.

Prefix[edit]

leath-

  1. lying, turned, to one side; lopsided, tilted
  2. one-sided, partial
  3. half-, hemi-, semi-; half-grown
  4. one of two, of a pair

Usage notes[edit]

  • This affix in Irish is added to nouns and adjectives denoting half. It lenites the word to which it attaches.
    leathchúpla (“twin”), from cúpla (“twins”)
  • It is often used with nouns which normally come in pairs to denote a single object:
    leathbhróg "a single shoe" (In contrast to: dhá bhróig "both shoes, a pair of shoes".)
    leathshúil "a single eye" (In contrast to: an dá shúil "both [the] eyes, the eyes [of a single person]".)
  • Written with a hyphen when attaching to words in t:
    leath-tháille (“half-price”)

Derived terms[edit]

Irish terms prefixed with leath-

Further reading[edit]

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